Mayor, Council Speaker Strike Deal on $112.4 Billion Balanced FY 2025 Budget

By SÍLE MOLONEY

New York City Mayor Eric Adams, New York City Council Speaker Adrienne Adams, Council Finance Chair Justin Brannan, members of the City Council, and senior members of the Adams administration announced an agreement on Friday, June 28, for an on-time, balanced, and fiscally-responsible $112.4 billion adopted budget for Fiscal Year (FY) 2025.

Norwood News Website Available in Spanish, Bengali, French, Arabic, Chinese & English!

By SÍLE MOLONEY

Dear Readers, In 2020, in acknowledgement of the diverse composition of the local communities the Norwood News serves, we updated our website, www.norwoodnews.org, to allow users to read our site in Spanish, Bengali, Arabic, Chinese and French, using a Google Translate function. Readers can translate the site from English into each of these languages by selecting the relevant language from the drop-down menu located in the top, right-hand corner of the home page. As a nonprofit news organization, with limited resources, we decided to include this translation function on our site to help you, our community of readers, access local

By SÍLE MOLONEY

The New York City Department of Sanitation has announced that registration is now open for those interested in working as Emergency Snow Laborers for the upcoming winter season. Emergency Snow Laborers are per-diem workers who shovel snow and clear ice from bus stops, crosswalks, fire hydrants and step streets around the five boroughs after heavy snowfalls. Snow Laborers earn $15 per hour to start, and $22.50 per hour after 40 hours are worked in a week. To better allow for social distancing and COVID-related protocols, those interested in becoming a Snow Laborer must register for a 15-minute application appointment

By SÍLE MOLONEY

The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) and New York City Department of Transportation (NYCDOT) announced on Friday, Oct. 9 the completion of bus priority lanes and related infrastructure on 149th Street in the Bronx. The 2.7 miles of bus lanes along the highly-trafficked 149th Street corridor are now equipped with transit signal priority (TSP) technology. In addition, new enforcement cameras will also help ensure that only buses and other essential vehicles utilize priority sections of the roadway. The corridor is home to four popular bus routes (Bx2, Bx4, Bx17, and Bx19) and runs through some of the busiest destinations in

By SÍLE MOLONEY

A coalition of community groups and local leaders are holding a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the Mott Haven Community Refrigerator official launch on Monday, October 12, 2020 at 12 p.m. in Mott Haven at the intersection of 141st Street and Saint Ann’s Avenue in The Bronx. The Bronx Community Foundation, State Assembly candidate, Amanda Septimo, (D/WFP-84), and leaders from The American Dream Charter School, have joined forces to establish the first community refrigerator in Mott Haven. Co-organizers Daniel Zauderer and Charlotte Alvarez, both sixth-grade teachers at the American Dream School, say the community refrigerator is a freestanding outdoor refrigerator

By SÍLE MOLONEY

The New York Lottery announced on Oct. 10 that there were multiple top-prize winning tickets sold for the Oct 9 TAKE-5 drawing. The tickets were sold in The Bronx, and in Hudson at the following locations: IRIS & ANGUS LIQUOR STORE INC located at 160 W 231ST ST in BRONX, which sold 1 prize winning ticket worth $33,655.00 SMOKER’S CHOICE #16 located at 160 FAIRVIEW PLAZA in HUDSON, which sold 1 prize winning ticket worth $33,655.00 Take 5 numbers are drawn from a field of one through 39. Drawings take place every evening at 11:21 p.m. Winning tickets

By SÍLE MOLONEY

The New York City Police Department is seeking the public’s assistance in locating Maame Pokuaah, 47, who was reported missing on Saturday, October 10, 2020 within the confines of the 44th precinct. Pokuaah resides at 1040 Anderson Avenue in the Highbridge section of the Bronx. It was reported to the police that Pokuaah was last seen on Monday, October 5, 2020 at around noon at her residence. She is described as a female, Black, approximately 5 feet 5 inches tall, weighing 140 pounds, with a medium build, medium complexion, brown eyes and black hair. Anyone with information in

By SÍLE MOLONEY

The New York City Police Department is seeking the public’s assistance in locating Mustafa Cisse, 29, reported missing on Saturday, October 10, 2020, within the confines of the 43rd Precinct. Cisse resides at 2044 Benedict Avenue in the Parkchester section of the The Bronx. It was reported to police that Cisse was last seen on Thursday, Oct. 1, 2020 at approximately 2 p.m. leaving his residence. He is described as a male, Black, approximately 6 feet tall, weighing 200 pounds, with a medium build, dark complexion, brown eyes, bald head and a large black beard. He was last seen

By SÍLE MOLONEY

The New York City Police Department is seeking the public’s assistance in locating Saniya Williams, 15, who was reported missing on Saturday, Oct. 10, 2020 within the confines of the 43rd precinct. Saniya resides in the Clason Point section of the Bronx, at 1689 Randall Avenue, The Bronx, NY. It was reported to police that she was last seen on Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2020 at approximately 8:00 a.m. leaving her residence. She is described as a female, Black, approximately 5 foot, 7 inches tall, weighing 230 pounds, with a heavy build, medium complexion, brown eyes and black hair with a